efja
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Etymology
From Old Norse efja, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ (“ebb”). Cognate with English ebb.
Pronunciation
Noun
efja f (genitive singular efju, nominative plural efjur)
Declension
| Declension of efja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | efja | efjan | efjur | efjurnar |
| accusative | efju | efjuna | efjur | efjurnar |
| dative | efju | efjunni | efjum | efjunum |
| genitive | efju | efjunnar | efja | efjanna |
Synonyms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *abjǭ, itself derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“from, off, away”).
Noun
efja f
Declension
Declension of efja (weak jōn-stem)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “efja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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